Internationalisation

With large backlog of student applications likely throughout the semester, institutions plead for clear answers on winter term

Researchers ‘may avoid’ bilateral projects over scrutiny concerns if PM escalates China’s status, scholars caution

New textbook series may be seen as move to create a cadre of evangelists across international borders

Recovery has a way to go, analysts insist, as signs point both north and south

UK Research and Innovation head suggests time spent studying should count towards permanent residency

Ministry blames post-pandemic rebound for months-long delays that activist says are driving students elsewhere

NSA used 40 programmes to hack into aerospace university, Beijing claims

Nazarbayev University president is ready to stop being envy of post-Soviet system, where centralised governance is still the norm

Visa delays costing us top overseas staff and PhD students, Australian universities warn

Much vaunted summit also resolves that graduates should be allowed to work for longer after finishing their degrees

Embassies in dozens of countries now accepting visa applications, but many students still in the dark over anticipated move

While the sector laments its low profile in this week’s Canberra congress, policy expert expects it to generate ‘dysfunction’

Perennially underdone educational relationship ready to go to the next level, advocates say

Closing down branch campuses in countries with questionable human rights practices, or restricting student intakes from these nations, would be a grave mistake, says Bashir Makhoul

Capping course intakes causes student surges elsewhere, university president says, calling for ‘urgent’ political action to stem international flows

Annual Hepi index seeks to track key measure of soft power

Rebalancing of undergraduate intakes after fee freeze ‘not a factor’ this year but may prove important in future, says Ucas chief executive

Military drills may put off overseas learners at a time when student flows from mainland China are already staunched by Covid-19

Union questions the benefits of cutting short the studies of hundreds of Russian students

Moves ‘appear to fit a broader pattern’ of Indian authorities using diverse means to restrict researchers’ freedom, says academic rights group

Covid a memory in most regions as cost, quality, work and migration opportunities guide study destination choices

Uptick in flows to Australia, Canada and US also predicted

Strong entry into European Universities scheme could fuel claims that hurt from Horizon exclusion has been overblown, sector leader warns

Soaring youth unemployment could spur outward flight or lead young people to turn away from ambitions of studying abroad

After Supreme Court decision, websites specialising in finding accommodation abroad report spike in enquiries

Global poll of nearly 10,000 researchers reveals continued influence of bibliometrics in determining reputation and institutional ties

Ambitious scheme would see higher education institutions across 10 countries agree common framework, with a helping hand from Europe

Answering lawsuit, Biden administration agrees – for now – that native speakers can get full credit for foreign language mastery

Swinburne v-c lambasts sector for following English model, but Monash head puts international education on par with key resource exports

Sinorbis report suggests interest in the UK particularly strong in ‘long tail’ of cities beyond the big names

Agents report surge in appetite, suggesting students have short memories

Efficient and effective short-cycle higher education programmes could provide students with better outcomes and supply the region with a skilled workforce, says María Marta Ferreyra

Pakistan, Nepal, Kenya, Ghana and three Indian states named as sources of ‘emerging integrity issues’

Inaugural intake of students expected to arrive in Birmingham in autumn 2023, but funding and governance still to be determined

Survey results ‘show significant differences’ in performance of major student destination countries amid high demand for student visas

Vivienne Stern tells Australian conference that universities should make contingency preparations for collapse in relations

Australia the biggest loser, universities warn, as protracted delays shepherd PhD applicants elsewhere

As enrolments rebound after Covid, students from biggest African nation found to face tougher conditions on testing, financing, visas and admissions

The Vassar College president discusses creating equitable partnerships, minimising resistance on campus and what higher education can learn from healthcare

Working with just one company to deliver a service belies the variety of international students’ needs, says Tony Gao

A new scheme will see West African and Australian universities co-create courses that can be replicated across the region, says Joanna Newman

New approach ‘a great outcome’ for those fearing impacts of the ‘most bone-headed idea ever’

A two-year hiatus in educational activities following the military coup is threatening the country's post-conflict future, says a professor in Yangon

Fewer scholars from Italy, Germany, France and Netherlands working in British universities, says report

Universities’ difficulties in addressing their share of a national crisis may ease demand, but turning away ambitious foreigners is still a ‘missed opportunity’ for the country

Policy welcome, but Japan ‘must address uncertainty’ around future Covid waves, academics say

Latin American leader aims to hire 100 elite faculty, drawing needed talent to developing world

Higher education analysts mull China’s continued attractiveness as a student destination amid its zero-Covid policy and scant foreign student returnees

While some fields have been exempted from a contentious imposition on international doctoral students, sector still fears overkill

When employers and governments state preferences for particular universities, it further overheats entry competition, says Hiroshi Ono

Two-thirds of institutions responding to IIE survey report increase in interest

Science leaders beg Ursula von der Leyen to break political impasse

Australian educators demand ‘clarity’ on whether pandemic concessions will be extended

Western scholars may be taken aback by job negotiations in a country where universities rarely reward merit over seniority

Korea’s soft power is only part of the explanation, with Seoul pumping millions into opening Korean language academies around the world, professor says

Leading professor proposes charter to protect free exchange of knowledge

Scholars urge home fees for young Hong Kongers but warn other former British colonies could want similar concessions

But former education counsellor warns that a reliable picture of Covid’s fallout will be a long time coming

Expert says initiative should make different offers to networks that want to integrate into a single institution or just work together

Researchers suggest universities should do more to help researchers adapt after time overseas